Open AccessLong-term PM2.5Exposure and Neurological HospitalAdmissions in the Northeastern United States
Author(s) -
MarianthiAnna Kioumourtzoglou,
Joel Schwartz,
Marc G. Weisskopf,
Steven J. Melly,
Yun Wang,
Francesca Dominici,
Antonella Zanobetti
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1408973
Subject(s) - term (time) , environmental health , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics
Long-term exposure to fine particles (particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm; PM2.5) has been consistently linked to heart and lung disease. Recently, there has been increased interest in examining the effects of air pollution on the nervous system, with evidence showing potentially harmful effects on neurodegeneration.
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